Crime Rates at Sweet Briar Lane, West Cross, Swansea, SA3 5JJ

Sweet Briar Lane area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 10th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sweet Briar Lane (SA3 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 818.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2114.9% higher than the Mumbles average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -59.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 436.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 547.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweet Briar Lane (SA3 5JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairwood Road, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baywood Avenue (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.